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Burlingame, CA. – November 6, 2012 –
Natsume Inc., a worldwide developer and publisher of
family-oriented video games, announced today its 3DS exclusive
Harvest Moon: A New Beginning is available now at participating retailers. The game is
now available at retail for an MSRP of $39.99.

"We are delighted to deliver such a highly anticipated title
today and know that Harvest Moon fans are going to be excited to
get their hands on this game,” said Hiro Maekawa, President
and CEO. “There has been a lot of fan buzz over this
title and we are thrilled to give fans what they’ve been
waiting for.”

Fans have been posting plenty of pictures with their special
15th Anniversary cow plushie, measuring at a whopping
12”! Though pre-orders of the Anniversary Edition have
closed, the Natsume Online Store will continue to offer the sweet
cuddly yak with all copies of Harvest Moon: A New Beginning at
http://natsume.com/store/

Echo Village has seen better days... Just as you've moved in,
almost everyone else has moved away to greener pastures. It's your
job to bring everybody back by making the town appealing again, and
giving Echo Village a new beginning!

For the first time in series history, you can completely
customize your character's appearance! Choose your character's
gender, skin color, facial expression, hairstyle, and much, much
more! You even go to the tailor and have them make new outfits for
you! Don't like where your crops and barn are on your farm? Easy!
Just pick them up and move them.

Natsume Inc. is a worldwide developer and publisher that
specializes in unique and family-oriented interactive entertainment
software for a variety of platforms. Most known for publishing Reel
Fishing and Harvest Moon, Natsume is dedicated to producing quality
video games. For more information about Natsume Inc., visit
www.natsume.com